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WORTHINGTON – The monument is now in place for Saturday’s land dedication at the new Worthington Wells Wildlife Management Area. The public is invited to the event, which will be at noon. The site is located along Nobles County 4, just west of Nobles County 57.

The land dedication is being held in conjunction with the 2014 Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener. Governor Mark Dayton is scheduled to arrive today.

Approximately 400 people are expected to attend tonight’s banquet and program at the Worthington Event Center, where, in addition to Dayton, featured speakers will...

WORTHINGTON – Bituminous pavement restoration was completed on Apel Avenue, Burlington Avenue and Johnson Lane as part of the sanitary sewer manhole or spot repairs, according to the City of Worthington Engineering Department. Pavement restoration was completed on Lake Avenue spot repairs near Tower Street, but concrete cure time along with bituminous overlay remains for five spot repairs on Lake Avenu from Winifred Street east to May Street.

On the Second Avenue concrete pavement restoration project from 15th Street to Okabena Street, joint sealing was completed this week, but...

WORTHINGTON – Troy Appel was officially welcomed Thursday as the new Director of Public Safety for the City of Worthington during a pinning ceremony at the Prairie Justice Center. Appel, who has been a member of the Worthington Police Department since 1993, has been the Commander of the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force since its inception in 2005.

Worthington City Administrator Craig Clark said the city was very pleased to be able to promote one of their own.

WORTHINGTON – The Southwest Minnesota Chapter of the American Red Cross is merging with the Prairie Winds Chapter and the South Central Chapter to form a new chapter called the American Red Cross serving Southwest Minnesota.

Because of the merge, the chapter building in Worthington will be closing as of the end of December, according to Southwest Minnesota and Prairie Winds Chapters Executive Director Jennifer Hyk.

Hyk said will she be the executive director for the new merged chapter, which will be headquartered in Mankato.

WORTHINGTON – For the first time since the inception of the program, the Nobles County Excellence in Performance Award went to not one person, but four. A Nobles County Public Works Crew consisting of Steve Schultz, Jim Stefferud, Mike Johnson and Dan Diekmann were all honored for going above and beyond their normal duties and potentially stopping a disaster before it could start.

While performing work on County State Aid Highway 6 southeast of Worthington on July 16, the crew noticed train cars bouncing substantially as they went over a bridge crossing the highway. Rather than...

WORTHINGTON – For the first time since the inception of the program, the Nobles County Excellence in Performance Award went to not one person, but four. A Nobles County Public Works Crew consisting of Steve Schultz, Jim Stefferud, Mike Johnson and Dan Diekmann were all honored for going above and beyond their normal duties and potentially stopping a disaster before it could start.

While performing work on County State Aid Highway 6 southeast of Worthington July 16, the crew noticed train cars bouncing substantially as they went over a bridge crossing the highway. Rather than ignore...

WORTHINGTON – Six council candidates and three mayoral candidates for the city of Worthington squared off in a packed cafeteria Monday night during a forum at the Worthington Area High School, vying for seats that will be decided during the Nov. 4 general election.

Mayor incumbent Alan Oberloh is facing two contenders for his seat – Chris Dybevick and Mike Kuhle, who is currently a council member for Ward 2.

WORTHINGTON – Gov. Mark Dayton said he is hoping to make an announcement about the date and location of his proposed pheasant summit during the Governors Pheasant Hunting Opener this weekend in Worthington.

“I’m excited about this trip to Worthington. I originated these hunts three years ago – this will be the fourth - and they are really growing in popularity,” Dayton said. “I hear the pheasant population there is up.”

Dayton announced in late September he plans to convene the state’s first ever Minnesota Pheasant Summit to focus on strategies to increase pheasant habitat...

WORTHINGTON – Worthington City Administrator Craig Clark has been offered the position of city administrator for the city of Austin. On Saturday, the Austin City Council voted 5-1, with one member voting no and another abstaining, to offer the vacant position to Clark.

The council members spoke highly of Clark and the skills he would bring to the table, especially in the areas of economic development and his working relationship with state agencies. Next, Clark will begin contract negotiations with Austin’s city attorney and resources director.

WORTHINGTON – Concrete restoration was completed this week on the sanitary sewer manhole and spot repairs on Lake Avenue near Tower Street, according to the City of Worthington Engineering Department. Concrete cure time and bituminous overlay restoration remains.

Ninth Avenue concrete surface work was completed this week, but cure time and bituminous overlay, along with turf restoration work remains.

On Second Avenue, concrete pavement restoration from 15th Street to Okabena Street is still under construction. Cure time, joint sealing and turf restoration remains. Side...